Skip Navigation Link weather.gov  
NOAA logo - Click to go to the NOAA homepage National Weather Service NWS logo - Click to go to the NWS homepage
Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service
Image background of Navigation bar Left Home News Organization
Bookmark and Share Navigation Bar End Cap

  

National Conditions
    Rivers
    Satellite
    Climate
    Observed Precip

Local Conditions
    Warnings
    Weather Forecast
    Lake Charles Radar
    Fort Polk Radar
    Regional Radar

AHPS Documentation
    User Guide
    User Brochure

What is AHPS?
    Facts
    Our Partners

Feedback/Questions
     Provide Feedback
    Ask Questions

When flooded turn around don't drown
FloodSmart
USA.gov Official Web Portal
 

Web Portal Changes:

  • AHPS - water.weather.gov- Scheduled operations ends on Tuesday, May 28th, 2024
  • Please see water.noaa.gov/.  Bookmark it NOW!  The pages will automatically redirect to water.noaa.gov until May 28, 2025.
  • To go to a specific gauge location  - use water.noaa.gov/gauges/NWSLI - where NWSLI is the five character ID of your favorite location.
  • Other Important URL changes - Service Change Notice 24-29 

Please visit https://www.weather.gov/owp/operations for more information.



Hydrograph River at a Glance Download
Contraband Bayou at Common Street Stage (ft)Observed: 1.39 ft at 5:36AM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.43 ft at 6:06AM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.32 ft at 7:18AM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.28 ft at 7:36AM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.21 ft at 8:42AM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.11 ft at 9:03AM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.04 ft at 9:36AM May 05, 2024Observed: 1 ft at 9:57AM May 05, 2024Observed: 0.87 ft at 10:21AM May 05, 2024Observed: 0.84 ft at 11:36AM May 05, 2024Observed: 0.9 ft at 1:36PM May 05, 2024Observed: 0.77 ft at 1:54PM May 05, 2024Observed: 0.88 ft at 2:21PM May 05, 2024Observed: 0.98 ft at 2:48PM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.09 ft at 3:06PM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.22 ft at 3:18PM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.33 ft at 3:30PM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.34 ft at 3:36PM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.44 ft at 3:45PM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.54 ft at 4:00PM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.43 ft at 4:51PM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.33 ft at 5:06PM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.27 ft at 5:36PM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.43 ft at 7:21PM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.42 ft at 7:36PM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.31 ft at 8:12PM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.2 ft at 8:33PM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.08 ft at 9:21PM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.08 ft at 9:36PM May 05, 2024Observed: 0.95 ft at 10:39PM May 05, 2024Observed: 0.85 ft at 11:09PM May 05, 2024Observed: 0.77 ft at 11:36PM May 05, 2024Observed: 0.74 ft at 11:57PM May 05, 2024Observed: 0.64 ft at 12:57AM May 06, 2024Observed: 0.61 ft at 1:36AM May 06, 2024Observed: 0.76 ft at 3:24AM May 06, 2024Observed: 0.78 ft at 3:36AM May 06, 2024Observed: 0.88 ft at 4:00AM May 06, 2024Observed: 0.98 ft at 4:39AM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.08 ft at 5:00AM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.18 ft at 5:36AM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.29 ft at 6:03AM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.39 ft at 6:30AM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.49 ft at 7:12AM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.53 ft at 7:36AM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.39 ft at 9:00AM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.29 ft at 9:36AM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.18 ft at 10:09AM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.08 ft at 10:54AM May 06, 2024Observed: 1 ft at 11:36AM May 06, 2024Observed: 0.98 ft at 12:12PM May 06, 2024Observed: 0.94 ft at 1:36PM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.05 ft at 3:36PM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.08 ft at 3:45PM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.2 ft at 4:33PM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.25 ft at 5:36PM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.17 ft at 7:36PM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.09 ft at 8:00PM May 06, 2024Observed: 0.99 ft at 8:48PM May 06, 2024Observed: 0.91 ft at 9:36PM May 06, 2024Observed: 0.88 ft at 9:42PM May 06, 2024Observed: 0.78 ft at 10:51PM May 06, 2024Observed: 0.68 ft at 11:36PM May 06, 2024Observed: 0.64 ft at 1:36AM May 07, 2024Observed: 0.78 ft at 3:24AM May 07, 2024Observed: 0.78 ft at 3:36AM May 07, 2024Observed: 0.89 ft at 4:09AM May 07, 2024Observed: 1.01 ft at 4:30AM May 07, 2024Observed: 1.12 ft at 4:54AM May 07, 2024Observed: 1.25 ft at 5:18AM May 07, 2024Observed: 1.31 ft at 5:36AM May 07, 2024Observed: 1.35 ft at 5:42AM May 07, 2024Observed: 1.46 ft at 6:06AM May 07, 2024Observed: 1.56 ft at 6:36AM May 07, 2024Observed: 1.67 ft at 7:18AM May 07, 2024Observed: 1.7 ft at 7:36AM May 07, 2024Observed: 1.78 ft at 8:00AM May 07, 2024Observed: 1.85 ft at 9:36AM May 07, 2024Observed: 1.67 ft at 11:06AM May 07, 2024Observed: 1.64 ft at 11:36AM May 07, 2024Observed: 1.54 ft at 11:54AM May 07, 2024Observed: 1.44 ft at 12:24PM May 07, 2024Observed: 1.27 ft at 3:36PM May 07, 2024Observed: 1.33 ft at 5:36PM May 07, 2024Observed: 1.28 ft at 7:36PM May 07, 2024Observed: 1.23 ft at 8:00PM May 07, 2024Observed: 1.12 ft at 8:33PM May 07, 2024Observed: 1.02 ft at 9:15PM May 07, 2024Observed: 0.98 ft at 9:36PM May 07, 2024Observed: 0.92 ft at 10:03PM May 07, 2024Observed: 0.81 ft at 10:42PM May 07, 2024Observed: 0.74 ft at 11:36PM May 07, 2024Observed: 0.7 ft at 11:54PM May 07, 2024Observed: 0.59 ft at 12:30AM May 08, 2024Observed: 0.48 ft at 1:24AM May 08, 2024Observed: 0.46 ft at 1:36AM May 08, 2024Observed: 0.49 ft at 3:36AM May 08, 2024Observed: 0.59 ft at 4:12AM May 08, 2024Observed: 0.69 ft at 4:33AM May 08, 2024Observed: 0.8 ft at 4:54AM May 08, 2024Observed: 0.9 ft at 5:12AM May 08, 2024Observed: 1.01 ft at 5:30AM May 08, 2024Observed: 1.03 ft at 5:36AM May 08, 2024Observed: 1.12 ft at 5:51AM May 08, 2024Observed: 1.24 ft at 6:12AM May 08, 2024Observed: 1.34 ft at 6:33AM May 08, 2024Observed: 1.45 ft at 7:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 1.56 ft at 7:24AM May 08, 2024Observed: 1.6 ft at 7:36AM May 08, 2024Observed: 1.66 ft at 7:51AM May 08, 2024Observed: 1.77 ft at 8:27AM May 08, 2024Observed: 1.88 ft at 9:18AM May 08, 2024Observed: 1.91 ft at 9:36AM May 08, 2024Highest Observation: 1.98 ft at 9:54AM May 08, 2024Observed: 1.94 ft at 11:36AM May 08, 2024Observed: 1.87 ft at 12:57PM May 08, 2024Observed: 1.78 ft at 1:36PM May 08, 2024Observed: 1.76 ft at 1:39PM May 08, 2024Observed: 1.66 ft at 2:21PM May 08, 2024Observed: 1.6 ft at 3:36PM May 08, 2024Observed: 1.56 ft at 4:24PM May 08, 2024Observed: 1.55 ft at 5:36PM May 08, 2024Observed: 1.5 ft at 7:36PM May 08, 2024Observed: 1.45 ft at 7:51PM May 08, 2024Observed: 1.35 ft at 8:54PM May 08, 2024Observed: 1.24 ft at 9:21PM May 08, 2024Observed: 1.19 ft at 9:36PM May 08, 2024Observed: 1.12 ft at 9:51PM May 08, 2024Observed: 1.02 ft at 10:42PM May 08, 2024Observed: 0.92 ft at 11:21PM May 08, 2024Observed: 0.87 ft at 11:36PM May 08, 2024Observed: 0.81 ft at 12:06AM May 09, 2024Observed: 0.7 ft at 12:42AM May 09, 2024Observed: 0.64 ft at 1:36AM May 09, 2024Observed: 0.59 ft at 1:48AM May 09, 2024Observed: 0.59 ft at 3:36AM May 09, 2024Observed: 0.71 ft at 5:36AM May 09, 2024Observed: 0.83 ft at 5:57AM May 09, 2024Observed: 0.94 ft at 6:21AM May 09, 2024Observed: 1.05 ft at 6:42AM May 09, 2024Observed: 1.17 ft at 7:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 1.29 ft at 7:21AM May 09, 2024Observed: 1.35 ft at 7:36AM May 09, 2024Observed: 1.39 ft at 7:45AM May 09, 2024Observed: 1.5 ft at 8:15AM May 09, 2024Observed: 1.61 ft at 8:42AM May 09, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 9:18AM May 09, 2024Observed: 1.77 ft at 9:36AM May 09, 2024Observed: 1.83 ft at 9:48AM May 09, 2024Observed: 1.9 ft at 11:36AM May 09, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 12:48PM May 09, 2024Observed: 1.62 ft at 1:21PM May 09, 2024Observed: 1.59 ft at 1:36PM May 09, 2024Observed: 1.51 ft at 2:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 1.4 ft at 2:48PM May 09, 2024Observed: 1.3 ft at 3:36PM May 09, 2024Observed: 1.29 ft at 4:06PM May 09, 2024Observed: 1.39 ft at 5:12PM May 09, 2024Observed: 1.42 ft at 5:36PM May 09, 2024Observed: 1.4 ft at 7:36PM May 09, 2024Observed: 1.28 ft at 8:33PM May 09, 2024Observed: 1.17 ft at 9:06PM May 09, 2024Observed: 1.07 ft at 9:36PM May 09, 2024Observed: 0.96 ft at 10:15PM May 09, 2024Observed: 0.86 ft at 10:48PM May 09, 2024Observed: 0.75 ft at 11:18PM May 09, 2024Observed: 0.72 ft at 11:36PM May 09, 2024Observed: 0.65 ft at 12:03AM May 10, 2024Observed: 0.55 ft at 12:33AM May 10, 2024Observed: 0.44 ft at 1:12AM May 10, 2024Observed: 0.39 ft at 1:36AM May 10, 2024Observed: 0.25 ft at 2:06AM May 10, 2024Observed: 0.44 ft at 2:12AM May 10, 2024Observed: 0.28 ft at 2:15AM May 10, 2024Observed: 0.36 ft at 3:36AM May 10, 2024Observed: 0.18 ft at 5:12AM May 10, 2024Observed: 0.07 ft at 5:30AM May 10, 2024Observed: 0.06 ft at 5:36AM May 10, 2024Observed: 0.18 ft at 6:27AM May 10, 2024Observed: 0.28 ft at 6:45AM May 10, 2024Observed: 0.4 ft at 7:36AM May 10, 2024Observed: 0.53 ft at 7:51AM May 10, 2024Observed: 0.64 ft at 8:06AM May 10, 2024Observed: 0.75 ft at 8:24AM May 10, 2024Observed: 0.88 ft at 8:48AM May 10, 2024Observed: 0.98 ft at 9:06AM May 10, 2024Observed: 1.08 ft at 9:24AM May 10, 2024Observed: 1.13 ft at 9:36AM May 10, 2024Observed: 1.19 ft at 9:45AM May 10, 2024Observed: 1.3 ft at 10:18AM May 10, 2024Observed: 1.35 ft at 11:36AM May 10, 2024Observed: 1.25 ft at 1:36PM May 10, 2024Observed: 1.18 ft at 2:21PM May 10, 2024Observed: 1.08 ft at 2:54PM May 10, 2024Observed: 0.98 ft at 3:30PM May 10, 2024Observed: 0.97 ft at 3:36PM May 10, 2024Observed: 0.88 ft at 4:03PM May 10, 2024Observed: 0.77 ft at 5:15PM May 10, 2024Observed: 0.74 ft at 5:36PM May 10, 2024Observed: 0.77 ft at 7:36PM May 10, 2024Observed: 0.77 ft at 9:36PM May 10, 2024Observed: 0.67 ft at 10:36PM May 10, 2024Observed: 0.56 ft at 11:33PM May 10, 2024Observed: 0.56 ft at 11:36PM May 10, 2024Observed: 0.45 ft at 12:00AM May 11, 2024Observed: 0.35 ft at 12:24AM May 11, 2024Observed: 0.24 ft at 12:57AM May 11, 2024Observed: 0.17 ft at 1:36AM May 11, 2024Observed: 0.12 ft at 1:39AM May 11, 2024Observed: 0.02 ft at 2:00AM May 11, 2024Observed: -0.09 ft at 2:39AM May 11, 2024Observed: -0.21 ft at 3:15AM May 11, 2024Observed: -0.25 ft at 3:36AM May 11, 2024Observed: -0.31 ft at 4:03AM May 11, 2024Observed: -0.41 ft at 4:39AM May 11, 2024Observed: -0.42 ft at 5:36AM May 11, 2024Observed: -0.28 ft at 7:09AM May 11, 2024Observed: -0.18 ft at 7:30AM May 11, 2024Observed: -0.17 ft at 7:36AM May 11, 2024Observed: -0.08 ft at 7:45AM May 11, 2024Observed: 0.05 ft at 8:00AM May 11, 2024Observed: 0.16 ft at 8:18AM May 11, 2024Observed: 0.28 ft at 8:36AM May 11, 2024Observed: 0.4 ft at 8:54AM May 11, 2024Observed: 0.51 ft at 9:09AM May 11, 2024Observed: 0.62 ft at 9:21AM May 11, 2024Observed: 0.73 ft at 9:33AM May 11, 2024Observed: 0.73 ft at 9:36AM May 11, 2024Observed: 0.85 ft at 9:51AM May 11, 2024Observed: 0.95 ft at 10:18AM May 11, 2024Observed: 1.06 ft at 10:48AM May 11, 2024Observed: 1.15 ft at 11:33AM May 11, 2024Observed: 1.15 ft at 11:36AM May 11, 2024Observed: 1.26 ft at 1:30PM May 11, 2024Observed: 1.27 ft at 1:36PM May 11, 2024Observed: 1.26 ft at 3:36PM May 11, 2024Observed: 1.27 ft at 5:36PM May 11, 2024Observed: 1.31 ft at 7:36PM May 11, 2024Observed: 1.37 ft at 9:36PM May 11, 2024Observed: 1.26 ft at 10:24PM May 11, 2024Observed: 1.15 ft at 11:24PM May 11, 2024Observed: 1.13 ft at 11:36PM May 11, 2024Observed: 1.06 ft at 12:15AM May 12, 2024Observed: 0.94 ft at 12:30AM May 12, 2024Observed: 0.81 ft at 1:00AM May 12, 2024Observed: 0.67 ft at 1:33AM May 12, 2024Observed: 0.67 ft at 1:36AM May 12, 2024Observed: 0.56 ft at 2:12AM May 12, 2024Observed: 0.46 ft at 2:51AM May 12, 2024Observed: 0.37 ft at 3:36AM May 12, 2024Observed: 0.35 ft at 4:21AM May 12, 2024Calcasieu Parish Police JuryCCAL1(plotting HGIRZ) Graph Created (4:54AM May 12, 2024)ObservedLatest observed value: 0.35 ft at 4:21 AM CDT 12-May-2024. Flood Stage is 8 ft
Printable Image
About this graph
Tabular Data (UTC)
Tabular Data (CDT)
XML Data
RSS Files
Datum: NAVD88
Metadata
NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Contraband Bayou at Common Street. Only observed stages are available for this point.

Return to Area Map
Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 10
Moderate Flood Stage: 9
Flood Stage: 8
Action Stage: 7
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 11.53 ft on 05/01/2016
(2) 11.31 ft on 04/10/2015
(3) 8.86 ft on 04/04/2019
(4) 7.73 ft on 05/03/2017
(5) 5.98 ft on 06/21/2018

(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 8.86 ft on 04/04/2019
(2) 5.98 ft on 06/21/2018
(3) 7.73 ft on 05/03/2017
(4) 11.53 ft on 05/01/2016
(5) 11.31 ft on 04/10/2015

(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.
Zoom Level:16
KML Image
Gauge LocationGauge Map Marker
 Disclaimer
Latitude/Longitude Disclaimer: The gauge location shown in the above map is the approximate location based on the latitude/longitude coordinates provided to the NWS by the gauge owner.
About This Location Collapse

Latitude: 30.177417° N, Longitude: 93.213861° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 8 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)		 Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)		 Elevation information source
NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  
Resources Collapse
Hydrologic Resources Additional Resources
Collaborative Agencies Collapse
The National Weather Service prepares its forecasts and other services in collaboration with agencies like the US Geological Survey, US Bureau of Reclamation, US Army Corps of Engineers, Natural Resource Conservation Service, National Park Service, ALERT Users Group, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and many state and local emergency managers across the country. For details, please click here.
NWS Information
National Weather Service
Lake Charles Weather Forecast Office
500 Airport Boulevard
Lake Charles, LA 70607
(337) 477-5285
Ask Questions/Webmaster
Page last modified: 2-Nov-2020 7:29 PM 		Disclaimer
Credits
Glossary 		Privacy Policy
About Us
Career Opportunities